BCS Rankings 2010: Ten Teams That Will Benefit Most From Ohio State Loss

BCS Rankings 2010: Ten Teams That Will Benefit Most From Ohio State Loss

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BCS Rankings 2010: The First Edition aren't even out and we already had another No. 1 bite the dust.

It’s been the story of the young 2010 college football season thus far, and the dominoes are continuing to fall.

Former No. 1 Ohio State suffered a 31-18 setback to former No. 16 Wisconsin (AP poll) on Saturday, as a new top team will once again be unveiled this week.

Already in this week’s Coaches’ Poll, Ohio State has dropped to No. 9 while Wisconsin made the jump to No. 10.

And with the official BCS rankings being released this evening on ESPN, it’s time to take a look at the 10 teams that will benefit the most from Ohio State’s loss…

Oklahoma

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The Oklahoma Sooners have got to be celebrating after Ohio State’s latest loss, as the Big 12 South leaders have a solid chance of quickly moving up the BCS ladder.

And with the first BCS rankings set to be released in less than two hours—along with experts giving their predictions well in advance of tonight’s poll unveiling—the Sooners may be leaders of the pack in terms of benefiting from Ohio State’s Saturday loss.

TCU

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The TCU Horned Frogs are having a remarkable 2010 season—and with a defense that has limited opponents to just three points over the past two contests, the team is riding a high heading into this evening’s BCS unveiling.

The Horned Frogs beat Brigham Young 31-3 on Saturday, one week after shutting out the Wyoming Cowboys, with the TCU secondary currently leading the nation in points against (9.3) per game.

In this week’s Coaches’ Poll, TCU (7-0) holds a No. 4 ranking with one first-place vote and 1,300 points.

Auburn

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The Auburn Tigers are another team celebrating after Ohio State’s one-week stay at No. 1 came crashing down on Saturday.